Heidelberg Castle is located in Heidelberg, Germany. The
castle is situated on the mountain slope in the eastern parts of the city.
Things To Do In Heidelberg Castle
The castle garden
One must see place when visiting Heidelberg Castle is its
garden. Visitors can spend hours in the garden and still find hidden beauties.
In the garden lies several big grottos on the upper terrace, little benches
with their history and several beautiful statues and fountains. The most
prominent statue is Father Rhine, symbolizing the most important river of
Germany. The statue rests on a stone bed, surround by water. He is not that
hard to recognize; there is not too many white statues of a half naked man with
a long beard around.
Spectacular view
Standing on the terrace you will find a great view of
Heidelberg. From here, visitors can see all the roofs of old Heidelberg city,
the maze of its little cobbled streets, the churches and the Neckar River with
the Old Bridge.
Wine cellar
Another charming place is the wine cellar. When entering the
cellar, visitors get greeted by the cellar master and court jester Perkeo. He works
24 hours a day, seven days a week. He is also made of bronze and rather small,
but nonetheless welcoming. The cellar also house one of the biggest wine kegs
in the world –The Great Vat. It has a capacity of 220,000 liters, or 58,000
gallons, and was long the largest wine barrel in the world. The Great Vat was
installed in 1751 with a direct connection by pump to the main banqueting hall.
There were never any reports of wine shortage on the Heidelberg Castle banquet.
Elisabeth's Gate
One last mention goes to the triumphal arch known as
Elisabeth's Gate, located near the entrance. Tradition says the gate was built
in a single night by Prince Elector Friedrich V in 1615 as a birthday present
for his English princess, Elisabeth Stuart. The charming little gate was
severely weather warn and was partly restored in 1949. The unique pillars are
noteworthy with their leaf work and artistic flowered capitols.
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